One Year in Leadership, Prabowo Evaluated Consistent on Food Sovereignty Issue Food sovereignty becomes an absolute requirement for a truly independent nation. Red: Muhammad Hafil

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- Professor Abdul Haris Fatgehipon from the State University of Jakarta (UNJ) assessed that in the first year of his leadership, President Prabowo Subianto has shown strong consistency on the issues of food security and sovereignty. He stated that food sovereignty is an absolute requirement for a truly independent nation. “President Prabowo always emphasizes the importance of food independence. Dependence on imports is like opening the door to foreign intervention. A nation will be respected and sovereign when its people's stomachs do not depend on other countries,” Prof. Haris asserted in Jakarta on Sunday (19/10/2025). According to him, President Prabowo's steps involving the public, government, state-owned enterprises, the Indonesian National Armed Forces, the Indonesian National Police, and the Indonesian Intelligence Agency at the regional level in strengthening national food production show a collaborative and strategic approach. Prof. Haris ...